Karen Obara

Pilates versus general exercise effectiveness on pain and functionality in non-specific chronic low back pain subjects

Fernanda Queiroz Ribeiro Cerci Mostagi, Josilainne Marcelino Dias, Ligia Maxwell Pereira et al. · Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies · 2014 · 80 citations

Non-specific Chronic, Pain Therapy, Physical Activity +14

Electromyographic Effect of Mat Pilates Exercise on the Back Muscle Activity of Healthy Adult Females

Maryela Oliveira Menacho, Karen Obara, Josilene Souza Conceição et al. · Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics · 2010 · 42 citations

Physical Activity, Kinesiology, Electromyographic Effect +12

Comparison of the electromyographic activity of the anterior trunk during the execution of two Pilates exercises – teaser and longspine – for healthy people

Josilainne Marcelino Dias, Maryela de Oliveira Menacho, Bruno Mazuquin et al. · Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology · 2014 · 20 citations

Healthy People, Physical Activity, Neuromuscular Coordination +16

The Electromyographic Activity of the Multifidus Muscles During the Execution of Two Pilates Exercises—Swan Dive and Breast Stroke—for Healthy People

Maryela de Oliveira Menacho, Mariana Felipe Silva, Karen Obara et al. · Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics · 2013 · 12 citations

Neuromuscular Coordination, Movement Biomechanics, Electromyographic Activity +16

Quality of life in individuals with knee osteoarthritis versus asymptomatic individuals

Karen Obara, Jefferson Rosa Cardoso, Bianca M. Reis et al. · Musculoskeletal Care · 2023 · 10 citations · Full text